Prestwich Model 4
Camera
L. Gaumont & Cie.
French, ca. 1890s–1940s
Prestwich Model 4
ca. 1898
Mahogany, brass and steel
Overall: 11 1/4 × 12 × 23 in. (28.6 × 30.5 × 58.4 cm)
1978.1651.0022
DescriptionMahogany, rectangular, 35mm, motion picture camera with single-blade shutter, spring-claw pulldown, double-sprocket roller and footage gauge mounted on painted-black, motorized base with power switch and rheostat. The magazine accepts 500 feet of film.
Inscriptions Stamped in brass on plate on left side of camera: 3 / Engraved in white on black plate on left side of camera: Société des Establissements Gaumont CONSTRUCTEUR Bté S.G.D.G. GRAND PRIX 1900 PARIS / Engraved in brass on footage gauge on right side of camera: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25
